First American-Israeli Hostage Released From Hamas Captivity
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Keith Siegel, one of the many hostages still held in Gaza, is being released today! He is the first American hostage to be released by Hamas. Praise God!
From Fox News. American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65, is set to be released on Saturday as part of Israel and Hamas’ ceasefire deal.
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He is the first of the American citizens taken on Oct. 7, 2023, to be released by the terror organization as part of this ceasefire deal.
Hamas says that the hostages to be released alongside Siegel are French-Israeli citizen Ofer Calderon and Yarden Bibas, the father of the two youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas.
Six months into his time in Hamas captivity, in April 2024, Siegel was seen in a hostage video. …
In a December 2024 interview with Fox News Digital, Siegel’s wife of more than 40 years, Aviva, said that her husband didn’t “look like himself.” …
Keith and Aviva were taken captive during Hamas’ brutal surprise attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. In November 2023, Aviva was released from Hamas captivity as part of a ceasefire and hostage deal early in the war. …
Seven American citizens, including Siegel, are still being held hostage in Gaza. Two other Americans are believed to be alive, while the four others are deceased. Hamas is holding the bodies of deceased captives. …
In the first phase of the current ceasefire deal, Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages over the course of six weeks. So far, Hamas has released 10 hostages, including five female IDF soldiers who were kidnapped from an observation base in southern Israel. …
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(Excerpt from Fox News. Photo Credit: Cole Keister on Unsplash)
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Please continue to oversee this hostage deal, as unjust as it is, to accomplish Your purposes, Lord. We are thankful for each hostage released, and pray that You would minister to them to bring healing, deliverance, salvation, and restoration. It is a bittersweet return, and yet a cause for great rejoicing. Help those who are experiencing this strange mix of emotions – joy & anger striving with one another. May joy and gratitude for Your grace and mercy emerge victorious! May we entrust the injustice to You, the righteous judge.
Tank you Jesus, that ALL of the Hamas hostages are being released. This is certainly a step in the right direction.
This deal does not bless Israel. No murders should be released in exchange for the lives of innocent victims. All hostages should have been returned long ago.
I agree, Mae – this is not the greatest blessing Israel could have received, because they are having to pay such a great price. But each life saved and released from the living hell they’ve been subjected to is a blessing to Israel – because they value life – and to believers – because we value life. Let’s just agree in prayer for safety in Israel from these released terrorists. May they be struck by the stark contrast in how life is valued in Judeo-Christian views and so devalued in Islam. May they desire to be delivered from that death cult, and find Yeshua.
I totally agree Mae. Murderers should not have been released in exchange for the lives of innocent victims. Our leadership in the US was way too soft. Everyone knows it. The current leadership isn’t going to take any BS. These terrorist organizations are going to see big changes in the future. They have been funded by countries who are promoting a culture of death. Life is much more valuable than that.
Lord, we thank you that you always hear the prayers of our hearts. Thank you for the safe release of hostages from a jihadist underground nightmare. Pour out your healing grace on them all and assist them in using pain to draw ever closer to your loving heart. Amen